Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultant for Capital Dredging

Concepts

• environmental impact assessment (EIA)
• stanford le hope
• dredging and pumping
• marine conservation zone assessments
• uk marine eia projects
• water framework directive assessments
• habitats regulation assessments
• additional assessments
• potential future capital dredging
• sub-consultant management

Location

London Gateway Port Limited

Description

London Gateway Port Ltd is looking to appoint a consultant with UK marine project experience to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment assessing potential future capital dredging of the 100km-long approach channel to London Gateway Port and then subsequently applying for any relevant environmental consents.

Total Quantity or Scope

The company must have experience in: - UK Marine EIA Projects, preferably with dredging and disposal site experience. - Being the lead consultant for an EIA process, including the responsibilities of: o Developing the consenting programme with the client. o The EIA scoping process. o Managing the different workstreams to achieve programme, including sub-consultant management. o Compiling the final report. - Undertaking additional assessments required such as Habitats Regulation Assessments, Marine Conservation Zone Assessments and Water Framework Directive Assessments. - The UK marine legislative requirement and the associated application process for UK marine permit, licence, and consents includes preparing the required application documents. Again, experience in this process for dredging and use of disposal sites is highly desirable. - UK environmental regulatory liaison. - Wider stakeholder liaison. The consultant will also need to: - Interpret the significant amount of environmental baseline data held by London Gateway. - Work with the London Gateway engineering team to define the potential works being assessed and then implementing any mitigation measures identified by the assessments into the main engineering contracts. The EIA consultant is likely going to need expertise or be able to subcontract in expertise for the following subjects, noting that some of these might be scoped out from the main EIA Assessment: - Marine and Coastal Processes (and associated modelling) - Water Quality and Resources - Assessing options for use or disposal of dredged material - Marine and Coastal Ecology - Commercial Fisheries - Air Quality - Noise and Vibration - Navigational Impact Assessment - Coastal and Flood Defence - Underwater Noise - Maritime Archaeology Note that London Gateway would likely directly commission the below pieces of work, that would feed into the EIA process: - Ground Investigation Surveys - Marine Ecological Surveys - Marine Wreck Investigation and Surveys

Renewal Options

To be discussed

CPV Codes

• 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction
• 45252124 - Dredging and pumping works

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The contracting entity is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest or negotiating or tendering for this contract opportunity. Tenders and all supporting documentation to be priced in pound sterling. Any resulting contract will be considered a contract made in England according to English law. Compliance with all relevant legislation required is required both in the contract award procedure and during the term of any resulting contract. The contracting entity reserves the right not to award a contract, to make whatever changes it sees fit to the structure and timing of the procurement process and to cancel the process in its entirety at any stage.